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Q39238: "File AB45ADVR.HLP Not Found" QB Advisor 4.50, ERASE Example

Article: Q39238
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | docerr buglist4.50 | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 26-FEB-1990

The QB Advisor on-line help in QuickBASIC Version 4.50 fails to find
the example for the ERASE statement when the <example> hyperlink
button is chosen for that statement. QB Advisor displays "File
AB45ADVR.HLP not found" in a dialog box and prompts you to reset the
environment path or insert the disk with that file.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft QuickBASIC
Version 4.50. The problem does not occur in the QuickBASIC Extended
(QBX) enviroment which comes with Microsoft BASIC Professional
Development System (PDS) Version 7.00 (fixlist7.00).

To work around this problem, first select ERASE <detail> information
and then choose ERASE <example>.

Note: There is no file in QuickBASIC Version 4.50 called AB45ADVR.HLP,
but there is one called QB45ADVR.HLP. QB45ADVR is misspelled as
AB45ADVR in the error message.

A test of the other keywords in QB Advisor showed no other words give
the message "File AB45ADVR.HLP not found".

The following is a more roundabout workaround:

1. After entering the QB Advisor, choose the help INDEX.

2. Choose the EOF Function (two before ERASE on the list).

3. Choose the EOF Function example, then press CTRL+F1 (or select
   <Next>). This will put you in the window for the ERASE statement.

4. Choose the ERASE <example> and it will come up on the screen.

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